Nepal to play two Friendlies against Myanmar in September

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Monday confirmed a couple of International Friendlies against Myanmar next month.

In a press release by the ANFA, it stated that Nepali football team will be playing against Myanmar on September 8 and 11.

The friendly series will fall under the FIFA International window and will be played in in Yangon, Myanmar.

This friendly series will be a part of Nepal's preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. Nepal is drawn against Laos in ther first round. The first match will be played at Nepal's home ground on October 12 whereas Nepal will travel to Laos on October 17.

If Nepal manages to go through the round 1, Nepal will join UAE, Bahraina and the winner of another round 1 match between Sri Lanka and Yeman in Group H. The second round matches will be played in home-and-away format in between November 2023 and June 2024.

Nepal's Squad

Nepal's head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese has already announced the preliminary squad of 33 players. The players are:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu (RG Punjab FC), Anish Deula (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Deep Karki (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Abhishek Baral (Satdobato Youth Club).

Defenders: Bimal Panday (Tribhuvan Army FC), Sanish Shrestha (APF Football Club), Ananta Tamang (Church Boys United), Devendra Tamang (Machhindra Football Club), Ashish Gurung (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Rohit Chand (Persic Kedri), Simanta Thapa (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Anjal Maharjan (Friends Club), Chhiring Lama (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Anjan Rai (Nepal Police Club).

Midfielders: Arik Bista (Church Boys United), Sudip Gurung (Satdobato Youth Club), Laken Limbu (Three Star Club), Awas Lamichhane (APF Football Club), Utsav Rai (Machhindra Football Club), Bishal Tamang (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Bibek Poudel (Church Boys United), Kritish Ratna Chhunju (NRT), Santosh Khatri (Friends Club), Kushal Phuyal (Friends Club).

Forwards: Ayush Ghalan (Sankata Club), Nawayug Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army FC), Anjan Bista (Church Boys United), Manish Dangi (Sankata Club), Aashish Chaudhary (Church Boys United), Bimal Gharti Magar (Machhindra Football Club), Gillespye Jung Karki (Tribhuvan Army FC), Dinesh Henjan (Tribhuvan Army FC), Hisub Thapaliya (Jawalakhel Youth Club).

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